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The last caretaker living in the Mansfield House left a steel bed, box frame, and mattress behind, in the parlor chamber. This afternoon, I wanted just to move all this to another room, when I discovered, much to my chagrin, … Continue reading →

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"We must continue to work on practical strategies for improving the performance of [older homes] without compromising or destroying the distinctive character that makes them so appealing." - Richard Moe, President Emeritus, National Trust for Historic Preservation

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“Old buildings are not ours. They belong, partly to those who built them, and partly to the generations of mankind who are to follow us. The dead still have their right to them: That which they labored for… we have no right to obliterate. What we ourselves have built, we are at liberty to throw down. But what other men gave their strength, and wealth and life to accomplish, their right over it does not pass away with their death.”
- John Ruskin